Contributed articles on federal system, directions of change, equal citizenship, and regional identity in present day India.

This books represets a detailed scholarly analysis of the Dalit situation, but rather to isolate and present the central isues pertinent to thil long oppresion. In comes as an ongoing ple for the ear of the world, from a courageous representative of oneof themost exploited andoppressed populations on earth, victim of a centuries old experiment in forced political integration undr conditions of segregation and cultureal assimilation. i hope this book will helpful and fulfill all the requistes and provede information needed to the readers. It would be the choice for Dalit activists, students, professionals seeking to arouse public indignation against this most outrageous of indiganities against humankind: the notion that the very touchj of some might be polluting to others. Because it says all that most of us need to know in regard tothis social crime against humanity. And there remains so much to be achieved in the Dalit struggle for human dignithy.

Ram Narayan Prasad, b. 1941, Professor of Public Administration, Mizoram University.

This volume challenges traditional narratives on power, moving away from elite-centered models and focusing instead on the archaeology of commoners.